Cincinnati, OH – Tyjuan Pearson, 24
years of age, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals led Southern Ohio
Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and the Springfield Township
Police Department.

Pearson, who was
considered armed and dangerous, was wanted in Kentucky by the Lexington
Police Department for 1st Degree Assault that occurred on June 14th.
Pearson is accused of shooting and killing twenty year old Dwayne
Johnson outside of a convenience store because of a dispute over a game
of craps.

SOFAST developed information that Pearson
fled Kentucky and was in the Cincinnati area. Yesterday morning, members
of SOFAST located and apprehended Pearson without incident in the 1500
block of Meredith Avenue in Springfield Township. Pearson was booked
into the Hamilton County Justice Center awaiting extradition to
Lexington, Kentucky.

U.S. Marshal James Wahlrab stated, “It’s
a nice arrest to take a violent fugitive off the streets. SOFAST and
Springfield Township’s joint effort made the community safer”.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the nation’s
oldest federal law enforcement agency. Annually, U.S. Marshals arrest
more than 50 percent of all federal fugitives and serve more federal
warrants than all other federal agencies combined. For more information
on other USMS Top 15 fugitives and USMS Major Cases, go to
www.usmarshals.gov.